Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Tumbling /tŭm'-bəl-ĭng/ · Tum·bling · IPA /tˈʌmbəlɪŋ/ 01 a. & vb. n. a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v. 1. a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v. See: Tumble Phrases & compounds Tumbling barrel — Same as Rumble, n., 4. Tumbling bay — an overfall, or weir, in a canal.